Legal Opinion
Rapp v. Committee on Professional Ethics & Conduct
District Court, S.D. Iowa
Decided December 31, 1980No. Civ. 80-366-DPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND RULINGS ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
VIETOR, District Judge.
Plaintiffs are lawyers licensed by and practicing law in the state of Iowa. On June 24, 1980, they filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, with jurisdiction predicated under 28 U.S.C. § 1343, challenging the constitutionality of provisions of the Iowa Code of Professional Ethics regulating lawyer advertising. Plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief against the defendants, The Committee on Professional Ethics and Conduct of the Iowa State Bar Association and its chairman, John Gamble,…
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